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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

JOHN \V. TAMPLIN AND BENJAMIN F. HOLT, OF HANNA CITY, ILLINOIS.

FQELLY-BOILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,467, dated September 3, 1889.

Application filed June 15, 1889. Serial No- 314,35Z- (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN IV. TAMPLIN and BENJAMIN F. HOLT, citizens of the United States, residing at Hanna City, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boilers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in boilers designed for use in boiling wheel-fellies; and it has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and efficient device of this character, in which the fellies may be readily boiled in order to render them hard, and tough, and firm, and to prevent the tire from becoming loose, owing to the shrinkage of the rim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved boiler with a portion of a rim of a wheel (indicatedin dotted lines) as in the process of being treated. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the same.

The invention in the present instance resides in the peculiar combinations, and the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

It is a well-known fact that the ordinary carriage-wheels are veryapt to have their tires become loose in a very short time in dry weather, owing to the rims shrinking, or in wet weather the parts swell and thus create By boiling the rims in hot linseedoil a sufiicient length of time the tendency in the wood to swell and shrink is obviated, and the rims are thus fitted for much longer and better use than when not thus treated.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates our improved boiler, which consists of a lamp-chamber B, supported on suitable legs a, and provided with a suitable door I), hinged at the top by suitable hinges c. The bottom of the lampchamber is provided at its front edge with a suitable upturned flange d, which is of sufficient height to prevent the accidental dropping out of the lamp in case the device should be tipped slightly, and yet will not interfere with the ready insertion and removal of the lamp when necessary.

The door I) is provided with a suitable handle by which it maybe operated, and near its lower edge said door is provided with a plurality of openings 6 for the admission of air to aid the burning of the lamp.

The lamp C may be of any preferred form of appropriate size to allow it to be readily inserted in or removed from the lamp-chamher, and may have one, two, or more burners, although in the drawings we have chosen to show two. It is provided at its front side with a ring or handle f by which it may be easily handled.

The rear wall of the lamp-chamber is provided with a plurality of holes g,near the top thereof, as shown, for the admission of air.

The tank or oil receptacle D is mounted upon the lamp-chamber, the bottom of the tank forming the top of the said chamber, as shown in Fig. 2. This tank has inclined ends it extending in opposite directions from the centre, the sides of the tank being formed upon a curve, as shown. The upper edge of the tank may be strengthened when neces sary by a suitable rim, as at 2'.

Secured to the front side of the tank, just above the upper edge of the door to the lampchamber, is the guard-plate E, which inclines downward and forward and serves three purposesfirst, to protect the hinges of the door; second, to form a stop for the door in its upward movement, and, third, to shed any overflowing oil from the tank away from the door, so that it will not pass into the lamp-chamber and come in contact with the flame from the lamp.

In practice the felly to be boiled is placed in the tank, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the tank having been previously (or afterwards, as preferred) supplied with a suiiicient quantity of linseed-oil. The lamp is then lighted and the oil in the tank caused to boil, the rim remaining in the boiling oil a suflicient length of time to render it firm and tough, the oil filling all of the pores. Old wheels now in use may be readily treated in this manner by simply removing the tires and subjecting the rims to the boiling operation in the tank. The ends of the tank form supports for the rim, as shown.

What we claim as new is In a device for the purpose described, the combination, with the lamp-chamber, its hinged door, and the tank above the lampchamber, of the guard secured to the Wall of the tank above the hinges of the said door,

Witnesses:

EDGAR YATES, LAWRENCE C. HOLT. 

